November 13, 1989 | Vol. 134 No. 20

A Pay Hike for the Poor

But the minimum-wage increase may not help low-paid workers

Congress: A Break for Ollie North (American Notes)

A Break for Ollie North

Protests: More Fuel for The Fire (American Notes)

More Fuel for The Fire

Strikes: Passing the Top Hat (American Notes)

Passing the Top Hat

The Deficit: No Gains, So Pains (American Notes)

No Gains, So Pains

The Navy: Cruising for A Bruising (American Notes)

Cruising for A Bruising

Californians Keep Out!

A wave of transplants from the Golden State touches off a backlash in Seattle

Grapevine: Nov. 13, 1989

Grapevine: Nov. 13, 1989

Grapevine: Nov. 13, 1989

Grapevine: Nov. 13, 1989

Hard Words To Hard-Liners

Nixon delivers blunt advice to China's leaders

It Rhymes with Malta

The Saltwater Summit

Bush's agreement to meet Gorbachev off Malta marks an overdue shift; now the U.S. wants to prop up a Soviet leader

After The Wall

East Germany No Longer If But When

As thousands more flee, Krenz struggles to save his socialist state, but the tide of change may push it inexorably toward Bonn

If Not the Sandinistas . . .

India Puppies and Consumer Boomers

A brash new middle class is stirring up social revolution

Nicaragua Playing Politics with Peace

Headed toward elections, Ortega blows his cool

The Presidency: I Felt I Had to Draw the Line

"I Felt I Had to Draw the Line"

Brazil: Now, He-e-re's Silvio! (World Notes)

Now, He-e-re's Silvio!

History: Judgment On Katyn (World Notes)

Judgment On Katyn

Namibia: Disinformation Or Hoax? (World Notes)

Disinformation Or Hoax?

Nutrition: Man Wants To Bite Dog (World Notes)

Man Wants To Bite Dog

Science: Oldest Dinosaur

A stunning discovery provides clues to the course of evolution

Environment: The Chernobyl Cover-Up (Environment)

Are Soviet officials still concealing the truth about the disaster?

Science: Tritium Puzzle

An H-bomb ingredient is gone, and no one knows where

Health: Take A Walk - and Live (Health)

A new study says even mild exercise can postpone death

Living: American Casual Seizes Japan (Living)

Teenagers go for N.F.L. hats, Batman and the California look

New York City: Harvey Milk School (American Scene)

A Place to Be Somebody At Harvey Milk School, gays and lesbians are the norm

Press: Final Edition: L.A. Herald Examiner

Red ink stops the presses at the L.A. Herald Examiner

Press: The Deadliest Beat

For Colombian journalists, covering the drug story can be fatal

Religion: The Battle over Gay Clergy

Demands for toleration shake many North American churches

Ideas: How The Earth Maintains Life (Ideas)

An intriguing scientific theory continues to win adherents

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